Source: Government of Ireland
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, has today announced an extension to the closing date for the Fuel Income Support Scheme to midnight on Tuesday, 2 June.
Minister Heydon said:
Concluding, Minister Heydon said:
Farmers can apply online via fuelsub@agriculture.gov.ie or to the postal address provided on the forms.
Applicants wishing to contact the Department regarding the Fuel Income Support Scheme, can ring the Direct Payments Helpline at 057-8674422 or email fuelsub@agriculture.gov.ie.
Eligibility of farmers and agricultural and forestry contractors will be determined by:
- Be actively farming in 2025, or commenced actively farming in 2026
- Continue to actively farm in 2026
- In the case of contractors, be VAT registered and tax compliant and be carrying out agricultural contracting in primary production (including forestry) on farms
Farmers can apply online via My AgFood with agricultural/forestry contractors applying via the paper application form available on the Department’s website. The website also contains a help video to show farmers how to apply themselves.
The total payment each applicant will receive will be calculated once all claims have been submitted. However, it is anticipated that approximately 20 cents per litre of the estimated usage over a five-month period will be the basis of the payment.
Both the assumed usage ratio and the cents per litre amount will be set to ensure that the total scheme budget is respected. These will be calculated once all applications have been received.
Under the scheme there will be one payment per applicant to cover a full five-month period rather than monthly payments. Applicants will be asked to supply their usage for the 12 months of 2025 based on receipted expenditure. Farmer applicants will make a self-declaration of usage based on statements or receipts which they hold and which may be subject to risk-based checks, while contractors will have to supply receipts or statements with the application form.
For farm and forestry contractors, the scheme will require that they must be registered for VAT, tax compliant and must supply services for primary production of agricultural products (including forestry) on farm.